Research Assistant at #IZSVe and PhD student at @SapienzaRoma | Fascinated about bats, zoonotic viruses and Climate Change🦇🧬🌎||

Joined May 2020
Really honoured that I had the chance to hear about the absurd work that Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center batsukraine.org/ did and still does. 🦇🤍
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Thats rocket science at @pte1367 for the @onebat_eu meeting -Training suit for BSL4 btw, forgive our silly behaviour-
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Not in any way mimicking Miniopterus face expression, just happy being here and discussing achievements of the first year of #OneBat project 🦇🦠🌍 – at Pécs, Hungary
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Just a little reminder, #bats aren't the bad guys. Share a common misconception you know about bats. #BatWeek #Batweek2024
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That's me on the stage, first oral presentation at #EWDA2024, talking about my PhD project on 🦇🦠. Thank you for the opportunity, it was such a nice experience!
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Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out theguardian.com/environment/…
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Very nice talk from my collegue and friend @leonardoancillo on Bats and urban areas comparing results from two cities in Italy! This @ebrs2024 is going better and better! 😍🦇
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Come join me at @ebrs2024 poster session at #89 slot to have a chat about Miniopterus schreibersii, urban colonies and lyssaviruses 🦇🦠❤️‍🔥
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The best way to start this second day of @ebrs2024!!! @OrlyRazgour talking about genomic approaches to address climate change effects on bats🦇🌲🧬
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Its soooo nice when you have such brilliant and batty friend! That was about olives farms and bats in Italy at @ECCB_2024
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È il momento della bat night a #eccb2024 con Leonardo Ancillotto, David Bianco, Francesca Festa, Rym Nouioua e Massimo Caprara 🦇
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You can find me at P155 in the Zoology museum to have a chat about #bats and #lyssaviruses!! 🦇🦠 #ECCB2024 @ECCB_2024
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Getting ready for @ECCB_2024!!🤍🦇
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“I can't wait to have fun on my day off” me on my day off:
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Highly promising consortium team with immense potential to drive significant advancements in bat virology in the next 3 yrs. Happy to be part of this 🦇🦠👏
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